Sunset on one of my long time favorite spots in the Ten Mile Range, Colorado. Fall has come early this year with most colors around the county peaking already, but my go to spot on this creek was a little behind the rest.

The skies have been extremely hazy lately due to the wildfires in California and locally near Kremmling. The air has a strong scent of camp fire. It may be somewhat difficult to tell from this photo, but this entire basin had a low hanging haze similar to fog. Typically the field next to the cabin holds a nice collection of assorted wildflowers that peak in late July / early August, but this year they were all gone aside from these last patches of Fireweed.

This unnamed lake has been on my list for a while now. I first spotted it years ago from the summit of the mountain pictured and my eye has always been drawn to it on maps. Not exactly sure why it took me so long to get up there. Perhaps I was saving it for the right time. I made a backpacking trip out of it last week and was not disappointed. There is something special about unnamed areas...a different kind of seclusion. I’ve been drawn to similar places lately in an attempt to not only try something different, but in search of less human activity.

The light was looking a bit grim on this evening. The clouds were almost all dissipated and it didn't seem like I was going to get anything captivating. I was also having a hard time finding the right composition climbing up and down the falls, but as luck would have it everything fell into place at the last minute. The pink patch of clouds popped out from behind the horizon as I came across this little reflection puddle at the base of the waterfall. This image is one of my personal favorites.

Queen's Crown Wild Flowers at a high alpine lake in Breckenridge, Colorado. This lake holds Native Colorado Greenback Cutthroat Trout which is one of the most beautiful trout in existence. The winds were absolutely relentless on this 3 day trip. My tent was folding over and it rained/hailed extremely hard, but the storms gave way to some truly magical sunsets. Sometimes patience pays off in the backcountry, and when it does it is really special.

Mid summer backpacking trip near Aspen, Colorado in the Collegiate Range. I had no knowledge of wildflowers in this area. It rained a fair amount this day so we spent most of the day hunkered down in the tent, but there was a nice calm short window around sunset. The bees buzzed around as I tried to position things without affecting them or the flowers.

For my 29th birthday we ventured out to the canyon country of Utah. After arriving at around 1AM to nothing but darkness, I was anxious to see the canyons below illuminated at first light. The first morning I was treated to this beautifully colorful sunrise and couldn't have asked for a better birthday.

This is a much larger panorama. It consists of 50 frames merged together to create an overall image size of 208 megapixels. This image would make a fantastic large print.

Sunrise at Crystal Mill near Marble, Colorado. The mill was constructed in 1892 as a power plant for the Sheep Mountain Tunnel and Mining Company. There used to be a horizontal water wheel that generated compressed air for silver miners to use with their tools. Needless to say, it is an incredible place to visit in late September when the leaves start to put on their annual show.

When I got here I could hardly see anything through the heavy fog that blanketed the valley, so I stayed the night in hopes of getting the sunrise. It proceeded to rain, hail, and snow all night. I woke up to a clearer scene and tried to set up from a wet hillside covered in aspens, slipped and fell into some bear shit, and just decided it wasn't working. The sky wasn't doing much either, but as soon as I got to this spot everything just came together for a minute. It's nice when patience pays off.

Sunset on the Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America. Construction and refurbishing of Cliff Palace was continuous approximately from 1190 CE through 1260 CE.